No Names, No Problem As Dodgers Beat White Sox
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2011 5:30 PM PDT
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The Dodgers staged a five-run rally in the eighth inning to defeat the Chicago White Sox Sunday at Camelback Ranch. The big blows came off the bats of Corey Smith, the soon-to-be 29-year old infielder who smacked a game-tying three-run home run off Josh Kinney, and Jaime Pedroza, who hit a two-run shot off Kinney for the winning margin. The home runs by Smith and Pedroza were part of three consecutive hits by players from minor league camp. Wilberto Ortiz got the other hit, and those three wore uniform numbers 96, 91, and 89 today.
As far as the players in major league camp, both Jonathan Broxton and Hong-Chih Kuo pitched well today, each retiring the side in order with one strikeout. Both manager Don Mattingly and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said they were pleased with Broxton and Kuo today, and in their last few performances. Aside from performance though, the Dodgers just want good health. "All we care about Kuo is being healthy," Honeycutt said.
As a precaution to protect an arm that has undergone four different surgeries in his career, Kuo won't pitch in back-to-back games in the spring. In fact, he likely won't pitch back-to-back in April or even May if Honeycutt has his way. Kuo pitched in back-to-back games four times last season, though in two of those efforts he faced just one batter on the second day (he faced two and four batters in the other two second-day outings).
Broxton and Mike MacDougal will pitch in back-to-back games, as both are scheduled to pitch tomorrow after pitching today. Broxton is scheduled to pitch at Camelback Ranch in the day game Monday against Oakland. MacDougal, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the save today, is scheduled to pitch tomorrow night at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick against Arizona.
Matt Guerrier was originally scheduled to pitch on back-to-back days, but he threw too many pitches in his outing today so his Monday outing was scratched. Guerrier gave up two home runs and four runs in his one inning today. "He's not really a guy I worry about," Mattingly said. "I know he's a guy who can throw the ball where he wants and get in counts that he likes." Guerrier has allowed seven runs (six earned) and 12 hits, including three home runs, in the Cactus League.
Notes
- John Ely allowed three runs on four hits in the first inning today, but really settled down after that, retiring 12 of the final 14 batters he faced, five by strikeout. On the spring, Ely has struck out 15 batters and walked none in his 15 innings of work.
- Matt Kemp hit his fourth home run of the spring, a no-doubter over the bullpen in left field in the sixth inning.
- Mattingly plans to manage both Dodger games on Monday.
- If the night game in Scottsdale doesn't get rained out, here are the position players scheduled to make the trip: Dioner Navarro, Hector Gimenez, Jamey Carroll, Ivan DeJesus, Jr., Aaron Miles, James Loney, Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp, and Jay Gibbons
- The pitchers traveling to Talking Stick tomorrow night: Tim Redding (starter), MacDougal, Kenley Jansen, Blake Hawksworth, Ron Mahay, Travis Schlichting, and Lance Cormier
- Old friend Juan Pierre had a triple, two singles, two stolen bases, and scored two runs for the White Sox
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Nice
The zero walks for Ely is especially nice and encouraging. Hope that carries over as I still think he’ll be the 5th starter in April.
I literally had never heard of Wilberto Ortiz before. Yeesh.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Smith and
Pedroza both no-doubters but Pedroza’s bat made a sound so solid after contact, I just wondered how far it was going.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 20, 2011 5:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Spero Dedes is a really good anouncer.
Cant believe he got the Lakers job so young…but he’s excellent.
I had the winner of the VCU/SC game winning at least two
more in most of my brackets. Although, I was thinking SC and not VCU
by Greg Stephen on Mar 20, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I had VCU over Georgetown but not over Purdue. So far, today has been a disaster!
Too shy to reply.
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Mar 20, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
tv
This game was actually on TV. Being on the east coast it’s hard to see any spring training games but I enjoyed the last several innings I caught. Really was nice seeing those guys I’ve never seen before. i.e. Corey Smith
Is this the same Corey Smith who was an Indians prospect in the early aughts? I seem to recall a Topps prospect card with a Corey Smith and soon-to-be old friend Derek Thompson.
Eric Stephen scares me.
however, you did pick Michigan over Duke, so 50%
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Arizona was one of my only correct picks.
I pick my spots. :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2011 6:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I am ok that I missed on that one. I’m headed to Anaheim for Thursday’s game.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Mar 20, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric Stephen scares me.
You don’t know how many girls signed his yearbook the same way.
by Greg Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I played it in the crap weather this morning
and definitely wondered if I was insane.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Bracket Builder for some of us:)
Perfect East helps make up for my other blunders. Moving on up.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Castillo goes to Phillies
Per Rotowire:
Luis Castillo (2B) PHI 3/20/2011
Castillo has agreed to a minor league contract with Philadelphia, the team’s official web site reports. It’s interesting that he didn’t get a major league deal since the Phillies only have to pay him the major league minimum of $414,000 while the Mets owe him the remainder of his $6 million salary for 2011. Castillo will be in the mix to start at second base for Philadelphia if Chase Utley begins the season on the DL due to a knee injury (which seems likely). Castillo will need to beat out Wilson Valdez and several others for the second base job if Utley is out, but he could have short-term value in deeper formats if he wins playing time.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
"Heard this: The Giants are so good and deep they didn't need to sign Luis Castillo"
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Buster Olney hearts the Giants
he’s loving on ’em on Twitter right now. About this comment I will add…
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Put it this way: Giants have a great rotation, great bullpen, and a deeper lineup than the phillies—posey, huff, Torres, belt, etc.
Dear Buster: Who doesn’t have a deeper lineup than the Phillies right now? Even the Dodgers do.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Darn, I should've lead with the "heard this" gag. Good call.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Now that will be a bracket buster, Bob Timmermann would be drinking a toast to the Irish demise if was a drinking man.
I had Purdue beating them so it works to have both of them gone.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Bracket buster, schmacket schmuster, I called FSU over ND.
Was it a random click? Yes. Do I know anything about college basketball? No. In fact, saying I know nothing is an insult to people who know nothing. If you add up all of the minutes I have spent either thinking about or watching college basketball, you might be able to reach the regulation time of a college basketball game. (Note: I do not know what the regulation time of a college basketball game is.)
Still: I CALLED IT! WOOO!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 20, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Good lord, the previous comment reads like I am the love child of Jim Tracy and Stephen Colbert. May God have mercy on my soul.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 20, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
John Lindsey inspires Corey Smith!
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6242002
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
damn
tough game for the Lakers, but pulled it out. Roll Call!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 20, 2011 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
Man, the White Sox blog commenters can be kinda douchey
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Glad Pedroza took one deep, always liked him. Looks like he’ll be repeated AA this year.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
might have just been me
but he looked a bit like CarGo on that home run.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 20, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
probably. Not saying he’d be like him, just liked the swing :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 20, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I know everybody says they were there for Alex Cora’s greatest at-bat, but I was there for Alex Cora’s greatest at-bat.
I remember saying before that inning started that the game was moving along very quickly, and then, during Cora’s at-bat, remarking to Bride that the game had ground to a halt. Well! Cora certainly told me to shove it up my ass.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 20, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was 18, but it’s been years. I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 20, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Voice of the NFL has brain tumor
Bad news for old and new football fans who learned to love this game from his voice
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
FUCK YOU, RUIZ
“Your team? It just isn’t fit.”
“It’s better if you had just quit.”
But, ah, dios mio:
They picked up Castillo.
Remind me why they’re such hot shit?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 20, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
another
Humma Kavula classic!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 20, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
or
JAHKC
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 20, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Something like 5 inches
today.
/TWSS
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
A comedian/Giant fans puts fear of God in us
daveanthony
Be afraid Dodger fans. Brendon Belt is coming.
My reply:
@daveanthony Belt’s good, but on other hand, Giant fans are likely too insular to know who Jerry Sands or R De La Rosa are, but they will.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
FTFY
…Giant fans are likely too insularbred to know…
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 20, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And then he tweets me back
to say Sands K’s too much and he looks forward to watching him strikeout vs Giants pitchers.
So, Sands and Belt’s K rates are actually very similar, no? I looked it up. Belt’s in a smaller sample size, of course.
I honestly think while Belt is good and will probably be a solid MLer, he’s starting to feel overhyped to me (and to a couple of other scouts I read while researching oniine just now). The main difference in the minds of Giants fans between Belt and Sands is that one is a Giant prospect, and the other is an evil Dodger. But at least he’d heard of him.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Texas and Notre Dame
God, why on Earth would I pick these two to advance? Two schools I hate in particular and the eff me over.
Arizona vs. Texas is a no-win scenario. But Julio, even I knew better than to go far with Notre Dame.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 20, 2011 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
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